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Exocarpos bidwillii

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Shrub endemic to New Zealand

Exocarpos bidwillii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Exocarpos
Species: E. bidwillii
Binomial name
Exocarpos bidwillii
Hook.f.

Exocarpos bidwillii is a small, sprawling, leafless shrub endemic to New Zealand and is a member of the family Santalaceae, all of which are root hemiparasites. It is found mainly in montane to subalpine open areas, mostly in rocky places of the South Island, from latitudes 41° to 45° 30' (corrected from H.H. Allen's mid-ocean figure of 48° 30').

The species name is after John Carne Bidwill.

Gallery

  • Female flowers, ca. 2.00mm across. Peak flowering mid August to mid October. Female flowers, ca. 2.00mm across. Peak flowering mid August to mid October.
  • Fruit of E. bidwillii Fruit of E. bidwillii
  • Typical habitat on Mt. Isobel, Hanmer Springs Typical habitat on Mt. Isobel, Hanmer Springs


References

  1. Fineran, B. A. (1963). "Studies on the root parasitism of Exocarpos bidwillii Hook, f. IV. Structure of the mature haustorium". Phytomorph. 13: 249–267.
  2. Allan, H. H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Indigenous tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer. OCLC 1282444389.
  3. Mabberley, D.J. (1996). "Plant introduction and hybridisation in colonial New South Wales: the work of John Came Bidwill, Sydney's first director". Telopea. 6 (4): 541–562. doi:10.7751/telopea19963023.
Taxon identifiers
Exocarpos bidwillii


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